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  • What to look out for with Quickslide

    |Date: 6 December, 2022
    What to look out for with Quickslide

    What to look out for with Quickslide

    Well, it’s that time of year when I don my headscarf, dangly earrings and fish out my crystal ball to pre ...

    Well, it’s that time of year when I don my headscarf, dangly earrings and fish out my crystal ball to predict the window, door and glazing future – at least for this coming year. And whilst windows, a ...

    6 December, 2022
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  • Is triple glazing better than double?

    |Date: 8 November, 2022
    Is triple glazing better than double?

    Is triple glazing better than double?

    Triple glazing has to be better…right? Well, yes and no…. it isn’t as simple as simply adding a third pan ...

    Triple glazing has to be better…right? Well, yes and no…. it isn’t as simple as simply adding a third pane of glass to make everything at least a third better.   There has long been an assumption that ...

    8 November, 2022
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  • How to get what you want with Quickslide

    |Date: 11 October, 2022
    How to get what you want with Quickslide

    How to get what you want with Quickslide

    Beat The Seasonal Rush: Quickslide’s Ade explains how to get what you want, when you want With the world ...

    Beat The Seasonal Rush: Quickslide’s Ade explains how to get what you want, when you want With the world being tipped upside down at the moment, one thing that we can be sure of is that the annual rus ...

    11 October, 2022
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  • Measuring and fitting PVC-U windows

    |Date: 20 September, 2022
    Measuring and fitting PVC-U windows

    Measuring and fitting PVC-U windows

    When it comes to measuring and fitting PVC-U windows, they’re all the same, right? Well actually, they ar ...

    When it comes to measuring and fitting PVC-U windows, they’re all the same, right? Well actually, they are not. Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough explains all.   Quickslide is especially known for ...

    20 September, 2022
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  • Maximise the service you’re providing your clients

    |Date: 8 August, 2022
    Maximise the service you’re providing your clients

    Maximise the service you’re providing your clients

    Quickslide’s Ade explains how you can maximise the service you’re providing your clients   More than half ...

    Quickslide’s Ade explains how you can maximise the service you’re providing your clients   More than half-way through the year and still the opportunities – and orders – for garden doors are rolling i ...

    8 August, 2022
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  • What to watch out for this summer

    |Date: 14 June, 2022
    What to watch out for this summer

    What to watch out for this summer

    Ade’s summer summary looks at what’s hot, what’s cool, what to watch out for… It’s June so you will alrea ...

    Ade’s summer summary looks at what’s hot, what’s cool, what to watch out for… It’s June so you will already have been fitting your fair share of bifolds/sliders/French and every other type of garden d ...

    14 June, 2022
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  • The garden room trend

    |Date: 5 May, 2022
    The garden room trend

    The garden room trend

    Know the difference between a shed and a garden room? It’s simple….the windows and doors, says Ade… One o ...

    Know the difference between a shed and a garden room? It’s simple….the windows and doors, says Ade… One of the Big Money Spinners to emerge during lockdown was Garden Rooms. Before the pandemic there ...

    5 May, 2022
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  • Advice on the new building regulations

    |Date: 31 March, 2022
    Advice on the new building regulations

    Advice on the new building regulations

    Are your customers hyperventilating over Trickle Vents? Quickslide’s Ade offers some advice. Unless you h ...

    Are your customers hyperventilating over Trickle Vents? Quickslide’s Ade offers some advice. Unless you have been living in a cave you will have picked up something about a new set of Building Regulat ...

    31 March, 2022
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  • What you need to know when carrying out surveying

    |Date: 14 February, 2022
    What you need to know when carrying out surveying

    What you need to know when carrying out surveying

    Quickslide’s Ade addresses the critical subject of surveying. This is the window and door equivalent of m ...

    Quickslide’s Ade addresses the critical subject of surveying. This is the window and door equivalent of measure twice, cut once. And the first step upon which every window and door installation can su ...

    14 February, 2022
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  • Quickslide’s rules to successfully managing a project

    |Date: 7 January, 2022
    Quickslide's rules to successfully managing a project

    Quickslide’s rules to successfully managing a project

    Quickslide’s Ade reveals his golden rules to successfully managing a project. Sometimes, no matter how we ...

    Quickslide’s Ade reveals his golden rules to successfully managing a project. Sometimes, no matter how well prepared you might be, things go wrong. But following a few golden rules will reduce the odd ...

    7 January, 2022
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  • Quickslide: choosing the correct material for windows and door frames

    |Date: 17 December, 2021
    Quickslide: choosing the correct material for windows and door frames

    Quickslide: choosing the correct material for windows and door frames

    When choosing windows and doors for their property, homeowners are often polarised by the choice of mater ...

    When choosing windows and doors for their property, homeowners are often polarised by the choice of material for the frames. The choice for original and replacement window and door frames is timber, P ...

    17 December, 2021
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  • Quickslide: there can be no compromise on a quality installation

    |Date: 8 November, 2021
    Quickslide: there can be no compromise on a quality installation

    Quickslide: there can be no compromise on a quality installation

    There can be no compromise on a quality installation, insists Ade’s Quickslide. Now and again we are aske ...

    There can be no compromise on a quality installation, insists Ade’s Quickslide. Now and again we are asked by trade customers to change the basic specs of windows and doors, perhaps because they are t ...

    8 November, 2021
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  • Quickslide: how to manage supply chain challenges

    |Date: 19 October, 2021
    Quickslide: how to manage supply chain challenges

    Quickslide: how to manage supply chain challenges

    This month, Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough discusses supply chain challenges and how to manage them. Eve ...

    This month, Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough discusses supply chain challenges and how to manage them. Every one of us, up and down the supply chain, has experienced delays and price increases for raw ...

    19 October, 2021
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  • General building products – October 2021

    |Date: 12 October, 2021
    General building products - October 2021

    General building products – October 2021

    SEALANT AND ADHESIVE Relaunched earlier this year, the Geocel Trade Mate range includes solutions specifi ...

    SEALANT AND ADHESIVE Relaunched earlier this year, the Geocel Trade Mate range includes solutions specifically for roofing. As a premium silicone sealant, Lead and Gutter Seal provides what is describ ...

    12 October, 2021
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  • Quickslide explains how to install a bay window

    |Date: 20 September, 2021
    Quickslide explains how to install a bay window

    Quickslide explains how to install a bay window

    Replacing a Bay window? Easy peasy right? Then how come we receive dozens of cries for help every year fr ...

    Replacing a Bay window? Easy peasy right? Then how come we receive dozens of cries for help every year from builders that didn’t obey a few simple but essential rules for installing these highly popul ...

    20 September, 2021
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  • Quickslide: replacing windows in conservation areas

    |Date: 12 August, 2021
    Quickslide: replacing windows in conservation areas

    Quickslide: replacing windows in conservation areas

    Replacing windows in conservation areas can be very good business and Quickslide’s Ade provides a guide. ...

    Replacing windows in conservation areas can be very good business and Quickslide’s Ade provides a guide. There are around 10,000 conservation areas in England that require additional planning controls ...

    12 August, 2021
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